New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-24
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

THE Talk OF THE DAY.
| The habit Of teadrinking must DO growing On @s
English people. During the last fiscal year tho re-
cepts from taxes on tea greatly increased, while tho
! tax on alcoholic liquors fell of s050,000. and on
wine s465 .0oo
| Is there moro enterprise and patriotism even I'M
| snain than In this Democratic Administration 4
large subsidy Just been voted by tho Cortes to
encourage o line Of Transatlantic steamships
Two Extremes-First Omaha Man-No, sir I'm
going to send my son to college NO pubic scnooi
ssau fpf Omaha MANI boy has Just graduated
from the public schools and Is young man VI 'n'i'
0ogn Eyes. and half dead with consumption and ha.
had brain fever three times Now look az WINK
as he college MANI" .,
Regular graduate strong as horse seb nsa tesu
a( 6alsh an" World @ar'' '''''' '''' - : $500
OF course the peach trees have been blasted by
the cold and ice and the peach crop Ii utterly ruined
The report may be triiie late, but 1t VIII not Do
oontradicted 1t never is All the same the tooth
| same peach will abound in markets this summer
and tho owners of peach orchards will I'LL their Golfers
| to OVERLOOKING.
little girl in a Boston school who was asked to
define the word "redress" promptly replied that 10
meant female reader. And little girl In an Eng
lish school recently gave "gandress' as the feminine
Of "gander"
The cashier Of Chinese bank tried TO leave with
tho funds for Japan some place on the American can
plan tho other day but is not 6eeysa sha Ma 1es
cashier IN cell to sars % a neat AMI hey pe
g6ne ees 20 S az esryScy IN the empire bearing
his name.-tDakou Beu.
There is a newspaper museum in Aachen. or AK.
laChapele Germany, whose directors are anxious 70
possess copy Of every rare Journal They recently
| wrote a courteous letter to the editor OF "LAvenn
| du Tonkin" tho journal founded by the French IL
Hanoi after the conquest Of Tonqun, requesting hiu
kindly and out Of coogallty to present two NUMBER
TO the museum They received q letter, OF which ths
follow ing translation: "Hanoi, January Ia 1887
To the Manager of the Zeitungs-Museum In AiAIa
Cbapele-I thank you for giving me an opportunity
% making myself disagrecable to the Germans, and
inform you that refuse to send you the :" numbers
of "I,Avenr du Tonkin" which wished to possess
Receive the assurance OF my impiacaoie ha.ieo "
the German race. Cousin"
After n Midnight lunch on mnce pie South End
citizen complained Of having h0rld dreams in Which
calmly responded his wlfe-tBoston Transcript.
There is a politician in ST. Louis named Rainwater
and another in Denver named Drinkwater' but he'ne'
of them believes prohibition in theory or pfac''ce'
A Close studcnt.-r.lttle Dot-what does Mr. NICE
J fellow go to your house 50 often ar Ior Neu
"Is they engaged"
"Did he say he wanted to marry her
"TScn how do you know he doesf" .,.
ooh lie acts SO like fool"Eomaha "oria
There "a 70 be Scotch Presbyterian Church N
Boston In which the services VIII be conouc'eo IN
Gaelic.
or Tha committees should call around with big purse
Of money and tell him that be needed rest anu three
months trip Europe and the parish would SSr sqP ga
his place n his absence s9mehow n sae yls 81 ar
lecture and besides editors never rest they can
avoid it.-(Springfield Union.
Ex-Governor smith. Of Vermont, relates the fonow-
ing: He was contemporary with John c. SAKE In their
early law practice in ST. Adams As usual on court
DAYS in the evening tho "bar' was nu
merously represented the hotel piaz.
zas ON ono occasion Smith was ABOUT
explaining to friend merits Of case no had on
the calendar relating to. contract for WOODEN wafer
nines known a. "pump-logs," which involved tho
size Of the augur used in boring them when SAKE In
orrrlpted him with, az say smith, your story angurs
BORE Peals Of laughter followed, and the poet
D wit as usual became the centre OF attraction
coSuSDRUM.
"Conundrum Guess IL you can
t And tell me- John, the answer
Wherein clumsy printer man
az have ' i. janet %You haven't though.
cone OF them sets the forms, you know
"sharP answer. dear, but not the ono
, one Of them A. pays the piper; John.
'n0 ''H'' 'p''' VIZ N" printers Circular.
soue OF the smart paragraphis,s Of Boston ads
visns General Paine to name his yacht the Jacsas'
because jackass would nave no oimo"'J I" so'"'s
away with Thistle.
awbat beautiful ployesp exclaimed one Of two
. ladies' stopping at the glove counter. -.
"what l. the price OF these" asked the other Of
the aF fs1s'S aSiiars" - .,,. an, 50 ,,.,n
why didn't you sell herl" asked the yOanSs man
with whom the saleswoman was ensasca III nh''"s
son, they did not want to buy. Too polite for
And yet some people would have US suppose than
; Transcript
9 The City Of Refuge.-Teacher In a Sunday school
i class-Can any of you tell where the City Of
Refuge Isl
Z Small Doy-I know-my mother told me all aoous
Teacher-ver Johnny, where Is fl
Small Boy-Ive forgotten the name OF the place.
but It's where Cousin Rob and those other defaniters
!, have gonc to.
The faculty Of the new School of Law OF Cornell
8 University will DO as follows: charles hennsn
/, Adams, IL. D.. president; the Hon. Douglas Board
Q man. A. NJ, DEAN Harry d. Hutchins, Pm. b.. pro-
lessor of law and secretary; Charles A. Colir' A.
$ NJ professor OF law Francis NJ Burdck. ~ M pro-
lessor Of law; Moses Colt Tyler Ii. d. professor Of
q American constitutional history and law: Herber
Tuttle A. NJ professor Of international law and o.
English constitutional history. Nonresident lecturers
r The Hon. Francis M. Finch, LIZ d.. OF the New-fon
3 Court OF Appeals the Hon. Daniel Fl. chamberlain
n L. D., Of the New-York City bar; William r. ooss
d well. Ill. d.. of the Rochester BAR Theodore Bacon
n A. NJ of tho Rochester bar. 1t Is the purpose II
provide for at least six courses OF lectures each yea
by eminent specialists In the profession, each course
TO consist of from to ten lectures, according to
the nature Of the subject which the lectures ara
given At tho date Of this announcement only four
. | nonresident lecturers have been appointed. The
other appointments viii be made before the opening
Of the college year.
s The elevated railway company properly CEN
Il sured by tho coroners jury for Its failure 70
provide a guard rail for the walk from which four
L. Alai. daakh In